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Ling's Guide to Crying Babies!

Posted on 17 Oct 2009   by Ling

The one thing which really upsets parents, especially first-timers, is hearing their babies cry. There are many books and websites that deal with the issue of crying and after doing a bit of reading up and going through Hannah’s crying

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Belly Comfy?

Posted on 16 Oct 20095 Apr 2010   by CY

We’ve observed of late that Hannah’s been increasingly sleeping while lying on her belly, and when she’s woken up, would typically be using her arms to prop herself up from bed. Her arms sure are getting stronger at that –

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Daddy's girl

Posted on 15 Oct 2009   by Ling

That’s right, Hannah is daddy’s girl. Let’s look at the following evidences: 1) She resembles daddy. 2) She sleeps like daddy, i.e. with her arm over her face. 3) She burps better when daddy burps her. 4) She is attracted

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Ling’s Guide to Preparing Formula Milk

Posted on 12 Oct 2009   by Ling

Hannah has been on total formula when I stopped breastfeeding her after 3 months. I have developed my own way of preparing formula milk after starting off with the recommended method. The main reason for doing so is that the

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Kung Fu Hustle

Posted on 11 Oct 200914 Mar 2018   by CY

Kung Fu Hustle (2004) – on rental. I haven’t followed kung fu films for at least 15 years now. Heck… one of those things I never figured out was why Westerner movie-goers were so enamored with Ang Lee’s Crouching Tiger,

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Behind Bars

Posted on 11 Oct 2009   by CY

Just over a week ago I blogged about Hannah’s sleeping postures, and remarked that since nearly a month ago now she’s been occasionally getting her feet through the cot railings. The first time it happened she wailed quite a bit

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Juno

Posted on 9 Oct 200914 Mar 2018   by CY

Juno (2007) – on rental. Alongside Nanny McPhee, Juno was the other film to arrive through rental. The film won heaps of critical praise, though like so many other near or indie-esque films, I missed it during its theatrical run

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Chemical Learning

Posted on 8 Oct 2009   by CY

This has got to be the best chemistry lesson I’ve seen in a while! If only Chemistry was so funny back during my time LOL. There seems to be different versions of the video floating around, with e.g. another version

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Nanny McPhee

Posted on 8 Oct 200914 Mar 2018   by CY

Nanny McPhee (2005) – on rental. Back in Perth on weekday evenings there was a TV show called Supernanny. Basically, the reality TV-esque series had professional nanny Jo Frost helping families with misbehaving and out-of-control children get a grip on

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JBP Revisited

Posted on 7 Oct 20095 Apr 2010   by CY

After our visit to the stunning Bali Bird Park last year, I’d been planning to visit our own Jurong Bird Park but kept putting it off after Hannah came into the picture. I finally got to it today – on

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Hannah’s Blurb – Reboot

Posted on 6 Oct 20095 Apr 2010   by CY

I had a bad feeling when Blurb Customer Support emailed to say that there was a delay in the printing of the two copies of the photobook of Hannah I was working on in early September (blogged here). The books

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Baby Lessons: Sitting Upright

Posted on 5 Oct 20095 Apr 2010   by CY

Ling has been giving Hannah lessons in sitting upright, and she sure is learning quick! Just a week ago she could only sit on the living room sofa with the support of cushions. This week she can about sit properly

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